Boxing

I’ve been mulling over writing a short review of two recent books that feature boxing as a main theme. One is Michael Winkler’s Grimmish (2021) which I wrote about here, and the other is Red Shuttleworth’s Eclipse of the Sun: boxing poems published this year by University of Nevada Press. Boxing, of course, has long… Read More →

On my flight over to Greece, I read Michael Winkler’s Grimmish (2021) on Richard Rothaus’s recommendation. It was good and weird. Essentially, it was a 200+ page reflection on pain through the story of Joe Grim an obscure, but not unremarkable early 20th century boxer. Grim’s claim to fame was not his victories in the… Read More →

It’s almost mid-semester and that always puts me in a bit of a reflective mood. The lovely fall weather and some thoughtful colleagues doesn’t hurt either. So this week, I’m offering a little trio of three things Thursday meditation. Thing the First One of the things that I tell my students consistently is not to… Read More →